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KITFOX GAS CAP FAIRINGS?

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Has anyone installed these fairings, or read the instructions for adding them?

Do they get glued to the wing tanks? Does the fabric go around them, or do they go over the fabric? My tank caps stick up about 1 inch above the tanks.

Are they worth buying?

Barnaby Wainfain - the aerodynamics expert - says that the cap protrusion can make a very large turbulent area behind the cap if left unfaired, up to 18 times the size of the cap, causing excess drag and loss of lift.

Any comments?

ED in MO

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I can do 120 mph without them.

 

I can still fly at less than 35 mph without them.

 

 

 

I'm happy without them.   :shitfan:  

 

 

(I don't have farings on my jury struts, h-stab struts or door handles, either...)

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I can do 120 mph without them.

 

I can still fly at less than 35 mph without them.

 

 

 

I'm happy without them.   :shitfan:  

 

 

(I don't have farings on my jury struts, h-stab struts or door handles, either...)

I think you just made my point in asking the question - If I had your 120mph wings I wouldn't worry about reducing drag - I can either try to make my STOL wings more efficient, or build another set from scratch - and I am running short on time - want to get back to flying and stop building.

ED in MO

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